Charles Thomas Stompin' Tom Connors crisscrossed Canada singing songs he had written about its workers, sailors, farmers, working women and other humble people becoming one of the most successful musicians of all times. Gary Clement is an award-winning author and illustrator. He has won the Governor General's Award for The Great Poochini. He is the editorial cartoonist for the National Post, and his work has appeared in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.